US Open: All you need to know about Johanna Konta, UK's latest tennis hope

Johanna Konta was born in Sydney on 17 May 1991, to Hungarian parents. At the age of 14, she moved to the United Kingdom. After competing as an Australian, she became a British citizen in May 2012, subsequently representing Great Britain. Over the years, the 24-year-old has had mixed fortunes up until the US Open in 2015.

On 7 September, Konta will be hoping to defeat another top-10 player when she takes on Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in a 4th round clash. Konta had come through three-rounds of qualifying to make it to the main draw.

At the moment, Konta may not be at her peak ranking, but she is a much more well-rounded player this year. If she beats Kvitova, she will become a top 50 player and replace Heather Watson as the British number one. Something unthinkable up until 2015.

As a Guardian article headline reads, "Relentless Johanna Konta can emulate Andy Murray in toughest test yet."

Here are some facts about the up and coming British tennis sensation

• Konta is the first British qualifier to get to the 4th round of the US Open
• She's beaten four top-10 ranked players in her career - Nicole Vaidisova, Ekaterina Makarova, Garbine Muguruza and Andrea Petkovic - and Muguruza twice, including the 2nd round win.
• Best singles ranking: 89 (July 2014)
• Current singles ranking: 97 (August 2015)
• Best Grand Slam performance:: 4th round at US Open
• Fed Cup record: 4-7
• Tennis idol: German Steffi Graf
• Speaks Hungarian and English
• Interests: Live music, movies, reading and the occassional shopping spree.
• Her father Gabor is a hotelier, mother Gabriella is a dentist and her older sister Emesse works in fashion
• Started playing at the age of 8
• Konta has a 16 match winning streak
• At the time of becoming a British citizen, she was GB number six.
• If she beats Kvitov, she'll become the first British woman to reach a Grand Slam singles quarter-final since Jo Durie at Wimbledon in 1984.